Azodyestuffs insoluble in water and process of making same



Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR ZITSCHER, F OFFENBACH-ON-THE-MAIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO COR-PORATION OF CHEMISCHE FABIRIIK GRIESHEIM-ELEKTRON, OF FRANKFURT-ON-THE-MAIN, GERMANY.

AZODYESTUFFS INSOLUBLE IN WATER AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR ZrrsoHER, acitizen of the German Empire, and resident of Ofi'cnbach-on-tlie-Main,Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAzodyestufls Insoluble in \Vater and Processes of Making Same, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to azodyestufi's, in-

soluble, in water, of the type:

Y do (lH-N=N-Aryl (i0 YCO-CH;CONlI---R-C j R, D

Y me..ning a radicle of the hydrocarbon series, R and R diflerent or thesame aromatic residues.

Under the term radicle of the hydrocarbon series I include aliphatic aswell as aromatic radicles.

Azodycstnfi's, derived from acylacetylaminoarylthiazol bodies of thiskind, were not known hitherto. They can be used advantageously for theproduction of valuable pigment colors and can be produced also on thefiber by impregnating the goods with. an alkaline solution of thethiazol body, squeezing them to remove excess liquid and developing witha diazocompound, in some cases without drying. The shades, thusobtained, are distinguished by a very good fastness, especially by anexcellent fastness to washing.

As .diazocomponents I may use in this process e. g. anilin, itshomologues and Application filed April 14, 1923. Serial No. 632,136.

substitution products, such as toluidins, anisidins, chloro-andnitroanilins, chloroand nitrotoluidins, chloroand nit-roanisidins,naphthylamins, aminoanthraquinones, aminoazo bodies, diamino bases, suchas dianisidin, dichlorobenzidin, diaminodiphenylurea and others.

The acylacetyl aminoarylbenzothiazols, not known hitherto, can beobtained by heat ing aminoarylbenzothiazols with acylacetic acid esters.

The following examples illustrate the invention, the parts being byweight.

Example J.

A diazo solution, prepared in the usual manner from 16.2 parts of2.5-dichloroanilin, is poured while stirring well into an aqueoussuspension of 34 parts of acetoacetyl-dehydrothiotoluidid, prepared bydissolving it in dilute caustic soda lye and precipitating with diluteacetic acid. The dyestufl is separated in yellow flakes, it is filtered,when the combination is complete, washed until neutral andadvantageously used in the form of a paste. Mixed with the usualsubstrata it forms a yellow lake of a very good fastness.

Example 2.

Production of the dyestuffs on the fiber.

The yarn, well boiled and dried, is impregnated with a solution of 10gr. of acetoacetyl-dehydrothiotoluidid, 15 c. c. of caustic soda lye'of34 B, and 20 c. c. of turkey red oil per liter, well wrung out anddeveloped without drying in a diazo solution, to which sodium-acetatehas been added and containing 2.8 gr. of orth0-nitroanilin per liter.

Inthis manner clear, reddish yellow shades of a very good fastness areobtained.

In this manner: ortho-chloroanilin gives a greenish yellow, 5chloro-1.2-toluidin a reddish lemon yellow, 5-nitro-L2-toluidin areddish yellow, ortho-aminoazotoluene a yellowish orange.a-aminoanthraquinone a brownish yellow orange.

The new dyestuffs can also be produced by printing a diazo Solution upona padded fabric according to the usual method, also by using thenitrosamin salts of the corresponding bases.

With other acylacetyl-arylthiazol bodies the process may be conductedsimilarly.

Now what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is thefollowing:

1. As new products the azo dyestufis, in-

i soluble in water, of the type:

1 meaning a radicle of the hydrocarbon series, R and R being aromaticresidues,

' which dyestuffs are when dry yellow to orange and brown powders,soluble in sulfuric acid to a yellow to olive solution, which can beused for the production of valuable pigment colors and give, whenproduced on the fiber, yellow to orangeand brown shades of an excellentfastness tov washing.

2. A process of making azodyestufi's, insoluble in water, consisting incombining a diazo compound not containing a sulfonic or carboxylic grouwith an acylacetylaminoarylthiazol body of the type:

Y meaning a radicle of the hydrocarbon series, B and R being aromaticresidues.

3. Materials, dyed with the new azodyestufis of claim 1, saidazodyestufi's being developed on the fiber of the material.

4a' S new products the azodyestufi's, insoluble in water, of the type:

or carboxylic roup with an acylac'etyldehydrothiotolui id.

6. Materials, dyed with the new azodyestufl's of claim 4, saidazodyestufi's being which dyestuffs are when dry yellow to orange andbrown powders, soluble in sulfuric acid to a yellow to olive solution,-which can be used for the production of valuable pigment colors andgive, when produced on the fiber, yellow to orange and brown shades ofan excellent fastness to washing. c

8. A process of making azodyestufi's, insoluble in water, consisting incombining a diazo compound not containing a sulfonic or carboxylic groupwith acetoacetyld'ehydrothiotoluidid.

9. Materials, dyed with the new azodyestaffs of claim 7, saidazodyestufi'sbeing developed on the fiber of the material.

10. As new product the azodyestufi', insoluble in water, of the type:

CH: do

which dyestufi is, when dry an orange powder, soluble insulfuric acid toa yellow solution, which can be used for the roduction of valuablepigment colors an gives, when produced on the fiber, reddish yellow 105shades of an excellent fastness to washing.

11. A process of making an azodyestuif, insoluble in water, consistmg incombining the diaz compound of 5-nitro-L2-toluidin withacetoacetyldehydrothiotoluidid.

12. Materials, dyed with the new azodyestuflf of claim 10, saidazodyestufi' being developed on the fiber of the material.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name, 115 this 28th day of March 1923.

ARTHUR ZITSCHER.

Witnesses:

GABRIELE Fnnson, C. C. L. B. Wirnns.

